Increased effectiveness of Business resources by providing information and support for decision making (triggers points) and enabling impact analysis (reduce technology risk)

Reduce the all-to-often "firedrills" that divert focus from business imperatives

Why should you attend:

IT and Business Leaders that want to hear some ideas on how to make dramatic improvements in their ability to control IT costs as well as improving their companies' ability to respond effectively to business opportunities.

Areas Covered in the Session:

What is Enterprise Architecture (EA)?

Review popular "Frameworks"

Discuss EA definitions

Practical advice of what is EA

Key characteristics of effective EA Programs

Review observed behavior of some existing programs (anonymous)

Review the major components of EA

Provide advice on what makes an effective EA Program

Guiding Principles with a Class Exercise

Benefits of select EA Programs

Business and IT Benefits realized by select organizations

Case Study on Integrating EA into the Strategic Planning Process

Recommendations on building an Effective EA Program

Discuss various approaches

Identify some key factors

Key features of an Effective Enterprise Architecture Program

Who Will Benefit:

CIOs

CTOs

Business Leaders that want more from their IT Organization

Speaker Profile:

Greg Kohl

Senior Principal Consultant, Trexin Consulting

Greg Kohl is a Sr. Principle Consultant with Trexin Consulting. He has a strong technical background coupled with significant experience working closely with business leaders driving both application and infrastructure areas. Greg has demonstrated success in creating Enterprise Architecture Programs at Honeywell International and Kelly Services as well as working with several Trexin clients engaged with EA.

Greg has strong IT management experience from his P&L leadership of both consulting organizations and internal IT strategic leadership positions. He has demonstrated experience bridging business and technology for clients around the globe and leading strategy and IT business planning projects. Greg has driven infrastructure consolidation efforts that resulted in significant cost savings. His IT background spans software development (Operating Systems through Applications), systems integration, Data Center rationalization, DR, Enterprise Architecture as well as the technologies of servers, networking, and the Internet.

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